All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 256 Yue Fei said, "I captured several acres of prisoners."

"Master Lu."

Chen Ran called out to Lu Zhishen, "According to the military merit system, what reward should Yue Fei receive for killing two enemy generals?"

Lu Zhishen, a military judge who was known for his impartiality and clear rewards and punishments, immediately said, "Anyone who kills a general according to the law will be promoted three levels of rank. Yue Fei killed two generals in a row, so he should be promoted six levels of rank."

Everyone in the hall was immediately surprised and made a loud noise.

Sure enough, Lu Zhishen followed up and said, "However, Yue Fei did not kill the enemy generals on the battlefield, but beheaded the defeated enemies. There are no detailed regulations on this aspect."

Killing someone head-on on the battlefield is of course beyond words, except to say "Awesome!"

It would be a different story if you encountered a defeated enemy and killed them along the way.

Without the extremely dangerous environment and the large number of enemy troops surrounding them, the difficulty of killing them is greatly reduced.

"If the rewards for killing in battle and for killing the enemy in flight are the same, I'm afraid the army will be unhappy." Lu Zhishen continued, "Please make the decision, Your Majesty."

If the rewards are the same, people will be less motivated to fight on the front battlefield in the future. Everyone will want others to take on the tough tasks while they chase down and kill the defeated enemies to gain an advantage. This will inevitably lead to a significant drop in combat effectiveness and morale.

Just like the big flag of Yao Gu and his son, it was indeed picked up after it was thrown on the ground, but can this also be regarded as the credit for capturing the flag?
Definitely not.

While Chen Ran was silent and thinking, the young and energetic Yue Fei generously said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Just think of it as Fei killing two armored soldiers."

He was an upright person. Since his achievements were questioned, he would simply give up. "In the future, I will earn merits on the battlefield!"

This is a manifestation of Yue Fei's confidence in himself.

"Do you know what is the first priority in commanding troops?" Chen Ran asked, leaving Yue Fei a little stunned.

He thought about it carefully and responded uncertainly, "Rewards and punishments are clear?"

"That's right." Chen Ran nodded. "Some punishments in the army may seem inhumane, but they must be carried out. Because there are military laws, they must be carried out if they are violated. Otherwise, the soldiers will not be treated fairly, and the army will be in chaos!"

"Same reason." He simply stood up and paced, looking around at everyone. "Since the reward is stipulated, it must be given. Not a penny or a foot can be missing, otherwise the soldiers will lose their will to fight."

At this point, he raised his voice and said, "It's my fault for not dividing the rules in detail. But since it has been customized before, it must be implemented!"

"Yue Fei killed two generals, and was promoted to six ranks according to the law! He was granted seven hectares of land, seven mu of house (homestead, which can also be converted into a house with half the area), seven servants, and his whole family was exempted from corvée labor, and an annual salary of 250 dan!"

"In addition, he was promoted to the commander of Xiangzhou Camp, and was promoted to the third rank."

The most basic combat unit in the Song Dynasty was the du. A du of 100 people was equivalent to a company-level combat group in the modern world.

Five cities make a camp, five camps make an army, and ten armies make a wing.

Theoretically, if one has 25,000 combat soldiers, plus a large number of auxiliary soldiers and civilian laborers, it would be a field army.

The battalion commander is equivalent to the five hundred lords in the Qin and Han dynasties.

There are more than 500 people in the Xiangzhou camp, and Chen Ran has no intention of adding another commander. Thousands of Xiangzhou men have now become Yue Fei's subordinates.

At this time, it had been less than two months since Yue Fei left the new recruits camp in his hometown of Xiangzhou.

This upgrade speed is really eye-catching.

After saying this, Chen Ran turned to Lu Zhishen and told him, "Master Lu, add a clause to the military merit system. If there is such a situation again in the future, the reward will be halved."

Lu Zhishen was stunned. "How do you calculate half? There is no half-noble in the army."

"Half means the rank will still be increased according to the integer, but the reward will be increased by half. If you make meritorious service in the future, you only need half merit to be promoted to another rank."

"This is really difficult for me."

Chen Ran ignored Lu Zhishen's complaints. After all, the chance of encountering a fleeing enemy general on the road was very low.

He ordered Yue Fei to "send troops from Xiangzhou camp first to seize Pujin Ferry!"

Yue Fei immediately saluted and said, "I obey your command!"

After the military meeting ended, all the generals left.

Watching Yue Fei walk away quickly, many people said, "This man is valued by the king and will have a bright future."

"How do you know the king values ​​him?"

"The king revised the military merit system specifically for him! And he was also awarded the merit of capturing Pujin Ferry, which was easy to capture. If this is not called respect, then what is respect?"

"I see. He looks young, but I wonder if he has ever married. I have a niece who is as beautiful as a flower."

Things like human relationships and social conventions are something that can never be avoided in Middle-earth.

Chen Ran had never thought of transforming them into warriors with firm beliefs.

The most effective way to make them work hard to kill the enemy and eliminate the barbarians is to offer them enough incentives.

With enough temptation of benefits, even a weakling who can be bullied by ruffians at home can become a peerless warrior in the army.

In comparison, the soldiers of the Western Army on the opposite side had been deprived of their wages for a long time and had no status at all.

He was beaten and scolded at every turn, and driven like a slave, living a life worse than a dog.

Under such a contrast, the battle between the two sides was almost one-sided.

The Xiangzhou camp attacked first and captured the Puzhou Ferry very easily.

After all, the main force of the Xihe Army was taken to Hezhong Prefecture by Yao Gu and his son, and was later wiped out in a battle under Hedong City.

The remaining soldiers on the other side had no courage or faith to resist. In fact, the combat effectiveness of the Xihe Army was still acceptable.

After all, the main part of the Hehuang border expansion was the Xihe Road.

The troops here have been fighting against the Tibetan tribes, the Tanguts of Western Xia, and all kinds of mixed Hu people who don’t even know their own race all year round. Their fighting will and combat experience are higher than those of the Western armies in other places.

This is also the reason why Zhong Shidao arranged Yao Gulai to guard Puzhin Ferry.

There is no doubt that this shows that the Puzhin ferry is extremely important.

However, the Song army generals habitually competed for credit and benefits, which resulted in the easy loss of Puzhou Ferry, a place that was crucial to the Western Army's life.

Just like the many magical operations they performed in history when facing the Yanyun Liao people and the Jin people.

Either you betray your teammates or you betray yourself, but you don't betray the opposing enemy.

The Xiangzhou camp easily crossed the pontoon bridge and captured the Puzhin Ferry, and also captured Xihe troops whose numbers far exceeded their own.

Without a doubt, this is another collective achievement worthy of promotion.

It was the young Yue Fei’s first time leading troops to fight a war, so he was naturally excited about the easy victory. In the victory report he sent to Chen Ran, he also expressed his youthful vigor, “We have captured several acres of enemy land.”

There were so many captured enemies, some lying, some sitting, and some squatting, that they occupied several acres of land.

Chen Ran just smiled and said nothing. A large number of soldiers, horses, military supplies and grass crossed the pontoon bridge and entered Tongzhou on the west bank of the Yellow River.

Just two days later, Fan Qiong's troops, unaware that Puzhin Ferry had been lost, ran headlong into Chen Ran's army.

He came to reinforce the Xihe Army at Puzhin Ferry, but when he arrived at Puzhin Ferry he was shocked to see that the place was full of bandit troops!

Fan Qiong, one of the most famous fleeing generals in history, turned around and ran away without hesitation.

Then Chen Ran's troops launched a massive pursuit.

The tens of thousands of troops under his command collapsed completely, and most of them became prisoners of war.

As for Fan Qiong, he ran all the way and finally met the Zhe family army led by Zhe Yanzhi outside Heyang City, a hundred miles north of Puzhin Ferry.

"I arrived at Pujindu, and it was full of bandit troops!"

Fan Qiong, who consciously escaped from danger, panted and vividly described his escape journey: "Hundreds of thousands of bandits came to chase me, but I killed tens of thousands of them, and the rest did not dare to move forward."

"Pujindu is lost?" Zhe Yanzhi interrupted Fan Qiong's fairy tale and asked directly, "Where is Mr. Yao?"

"Definitely lost." Fan Qiong nodded repeatedly. "The Hexi area is full of bandit troops. As for Lord Yao, he either surrendered, escaped, or died."

Zhe Yanzhi nodded slightly, thought for a moment, raised his head and told his subordinates, "Take it down!"

The soldiers quickly stepped forward and captured the dumbfounded Fan Qiong.

Fan Qiong was horrified. "General Zhe, what is this? What is this?!"

"If Pujin Ferry is lost, Guanzhong will not be able to bear it." Zhe Yanzhi sighed, "If we can defend Pujin Ferry and Tongguan, we can certainly make excuses. But if Pujin Ferry is lost, the troops of Bianliang will march straight in, and Guanzhong will surely be defeated. For the sake of the Zhe family, I have no choice but to let the general down."

Fan Qiong understood that Zhe saw that there was no chance to fight any further and wanted to surrender and join the Long gang!
He immediately shouted, "I am willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender~~~"

"You have lost all your troops, what can you surrender with?" Zhe Yanzhi waved his hand and said, "You should just make a pledge of surrender."

In Chaoyi City, Chen Ran saw Zhe Yanzhi and other members of the Zhe family who came forward on their own initiative.

Apart from anything else, this courage is still worthy of recognition.

".Capture the traitor Fan Qiong and present him to the king."

Chen Ran looked at Fan Qiong, who was obviously unable to speak due to a broken jaw, and waved his hand, "Drag him out, skin him, and stuff him with straw."

Fan Qiong in history was a famous general who fled. When he encountered the Jin army, he fled like a bird.

When guarding the city of Bianliang, Fan Qiong led his troops to kidnap young girls from house to house and sent them to the Jin people outside the city for them to humiliate and enjoy.

Later, they massacred and looted the people in Shouchun and other places, committing all kinds of evil.

Chen Ran was not even willing to talk to this scumbag and just dealt with the matter directly.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to threaten me like this."

Zhe Yanzhi obviously misunderstood and thought Chen Ran was using Fan Qiong to scare him. "Since Zhe is here, I will put life and death aside."

"You're thinking too much."

Chen Ran would not explain anything, and simply said, "The Zhe family is willing to surrender, but they must hand over the three states outside the Yellow River, and the Zhe family army will be disbanded and reorganized. I will not allow any vassal states or mountaintops to exist here."

Zhe Yanzhi was obviously angry. "Your Majesty, this is unreasonable! My Zhe family has guarded the three states outside the Yellow River for generations, loyally protecting the country and the safety of the people. If it weren't for the Zhe family, the three states outside the Yellow River would have fallen into the hands of the Dangxiang people long ago!"

After that, he added a new weight, "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, the Tanguts have sent envoys one after another, promising high positions, generous salaries, and hereditary protection of the three states as long as you are willing to go over at a reduced price. However, my Zhe family has never agreed to any of these!"

"Ah."

Chen Ran nodded and said, "I still have some backbone, but my conditions remain unchanged."

"I don't have any vassal states here, and I'm not allowed to establish a military leader."

"If you fight to the death, I will personally lead the army to defeat you."

"If you surrender to the Tangut barbarians, your prefectures and states will be destroyed, and not a single one of you will be spared!"

(End of this chapter)